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a sticking departure from the rule of hairiness which essen- 

 tially characterizes the Yezoine ; and this would, therefore, 

 rather appear, not as a race characteristic, but as a feature 

 due to the peculiar and widely different conditions of life, 

 dress and exposure to which these people have been sub- 

 jected. 



In stature, the Ainos are much below the average height 

 of Europeans, but their bodies are generally well formed 

 and robust, shoulders square, chests full, and limbs muscu- 

 lar. Accustomed to a forest life, and depending for susten- 

 ance upon the product of the chase and fishing, the men are 

 early accustomed to considerable hardship and are soon 

 capable of much endurance. This renders them invaluable 

 as boatmen and as porters, in which latter capacity they 

 will carry very heavy loads over long distances for days at 

 a time. In my journal of an expedition into the interior, I 

 find the following note with reference to this : " During the 

 whole of our tramp of eighteen miles, the three men carried 

 loads on their backs weighing from fifty to one hundred 

 and twenty pounds, and that too through places where it 

 was enough for me to carry myself and gun ; yet they never 

 seemed exhausted, but walked with a firm, strong step to 

 the last." 



The following determinations will show some of the lead- 

 ing features of the Aino physique: — 



Ijiri Aino.— 



Shoulders square; breadth 17.25 inches. 



Chest well formed, full. 



Height 5 feet 4 . 25 inches. 



Forehead well formed ; breadth 5 . 5 inches ; height 4 



inches. 

 Eyebrows well developed and prominent. 



Face (exclusive of forehead) : 

 Facial angle 67 °. 

 Height 5 . 25 inches. 

 Breadth 6 . inches. 

 Cheek-bones high. 

 Eyes brown and dull. 

 Chin well formed, medium. 



